The Prince of Tides (1991)

The Prince of Tides
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $74,787,599Details
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,035,412 (13.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,405 opening theaters/1,546 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $192,795,794

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,164 $74,787,599
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,310 $74,787,599
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 280 $74,787,599
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 662 $74,787,599

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: November 6th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for a scene of sex-related violence and for strong language.
Running Time: 131 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Lion King
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Keywords: Romance, Romantic Drama, 1992 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Barwood, Longfellow Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 179 $9,374,344 Jan 24, 1992 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 234 $6,010,388 Jan 17, 1992 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 155 $16,365,632 Jan 17, 1992 26
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 179 $8,506,482 Jan 3, 1992 12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 109 $23,162,232 Jan 3, 1992 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 148 $10,035,412 Dec 27, 1991 5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $26,935,900 Dec 27, 1991 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 60 $10,035,412 Dec 27, 1991 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 37 $26,935,900 Dec 27, 1991 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 1991 4 $10,035,412   1,405 $7,143   $15,416,869 1
Jan 3, 1992 4 $8,506,482 -15% 1,412 $6,024   $31,290,397 2
Jan 10, 1992 3 $6,033,617 -29% 1,456 $4,144   $40,055,779 3
Jan 17, 1992 6 $6,010,388 n/c 1,525 $3,941   $47,835,593 4
Jan 24, 1992 7 $3,442,789 -43% 1,545 $2,228   $52,396,029 5
Jan 31, 1992 9 $3,024,206 -12% 1,546 $1,956   $56,480,546 6
Feb 28, 1992 10 $1,455,638   1,163 $1,252   $66,322,990 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 1991 4 $17,402,458   1,405 $12,386   $22,783,915 2
Jan 3, 1992 3 $11,238,247 -35% 1,412 $7,959   $34,022,162 3
Jan 10, 1992 2 $7,803,043 -31% 1,456 $5,359   $41,825,205 4
Jan 17, 1992 6 $7,128,035 -9% 1,525 $4,674   $48,953,240 5
Jan 24, 1992 6 $4,503,100 -37% 1,545 $2,915   $53,456,340 6

Leading Cast

Barbra Streisand    Susan Lowenstein
Nick Nolte    Tom Wingo

Supporting Cast

Blythe Danner    Sallie Wingo
Kate Nelligan    Lila Wingo Newbury
Jeroen Krabbe    Herbert Woodruff
Melinda Dillon    Savannah Wingo
Jason Gould    Bernard
George Carlin    Eddie Detreville
Lindsay Wray    Jennifer Wingo
Nick Searcy    Man at Party

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Barbra Streisand    Director
Barbra Streisand    Producer
Andrew S. Karsch    Producer
Patrick Conroy    Screenwriter
Becky Johnston    Screenwriter
Patrick Conroy    Story based on the book by
Cis Corman    Executive Producer
James Roe    Executive Producer
Stephen Goldblatt    Director of Photography
Paul Sylbert    Production Designer
Don Zimmerman    Editor
James Newton Howard    Composer
Sheldon Schrager    Unit Production Manager
Ruth Morley    Costume Designer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$10,035,412 (13.4% of total gross)
Legs:7.45 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,405 opening theaters/1,546 max. theaters, 6.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $192,795,794

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,164 $74,787,599
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,310 $74,787,599
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 280 $74,787,599
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 662 $74,787,599

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 1991 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: November 6th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for a scene of sex-related violence and for strong language.
Running Time: 131 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Lion King
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Keywords: Romance, Romantic Drama, 1992 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Barwood, Longfellow Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Super Bowl (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 179 $9,374,344 Jan 24, 1992 33
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day) 234 $6,010,388 Jan 17, 1992 26
Martin Luther King (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 155 $16,365,632 Jan 17, 1992 26
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 179 $8,506,482 Jan 3, 1992 12
New Year's Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 109 $23,162,232 Jan 3, 1992 12
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day) 148 $10,035,412 Dec 27, 1991 5
Christmas (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 95 $26,935,900 Dec 27, 1991 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day) 60 $10,035,412 Dec 27, 1991 5
Christmas (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 37 $26,935,900 Dec 27, 1991 5

Leading Cast

Barbra Streisand    Susan Lowenstein
Nick Nolte    Tom Wingo

Supporting Cast

Blythe Danner    Sallie Wingo
Kate Nelligan    Lila Wingo Newbury
Jeroen Krabbe    Herbert Woodruff
Melinda Dillon    Savannah Wingo
Jason Gould    Bernard
George Carlin    Eddie Detreville
Lindsay Wray    Jennifer Wingo
Nick Searcy    Man at Party

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Barbra Streisand    Director
Barbra Streisand    Producer
Andrew S. Karsch    Producer
Patrick Conroy    Screenwriter
Becky Johnston    Screenwriter
Patrick Conroy    Story based on the book by
Cis Corman    Executive Producer
James Roe    Executive Producer
Stephen Goldblatt    Director of Photography
Paul Sylbert    Production Designer
Don Zimmerman    Editor
James Newton Howard    Composer
Sheldon Schrager    Unit Production Manager
Ruth Morley    Costume Designer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 1991 4 $10,035,412   1,405 $7,143   $15,416,869 1
Jan 3, 1992 4 $8,506,482 -15% 1,412 $6,024   $31,290,397 2
Jan 10, 1992 3 $6,033,617 -29% 1,456 $4,144   $40,055,779 3
Jan 17, 1992 6 $6,010,388 n/c 1,525 $3,941   $47,835,593 4
Jan 24, 1992 7 $3,442,789 -43% 1,545 $2,228   $52,396,029 5
Jan 31, 1992 9 $3,024,206 -12% 1,546 $1,956   $56,480,546 6
Feb 28, 1992 10 $1,455,638   1,163 $1,252   $66,322,990 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 27, 1991 4 $17,402,458   1,405 $12,386   $22,783,915 2
Jan 3, 1992 3 $11,238,247 -35% 1,412 $7,959   $34,022,162 3
Jan 10, 1992 2 $7,803,043 -31% 1,456 $5,359   $41,825,205 4
Jan 17, 1992 6 $7,128,035 -9% 1,525 $4,674   $48,953,240 5
Jan 24, 1992 6 $4,503,100 -37% 1,545 $2,915   $53,456,340 6